Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 23 剝 Bō, Stripping Away
  3. Line 3
23 剝, line 3

Line 3 六三 yin, divided, of hexagram 23 剝 Bō

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

剝之,无咎。

bō zhī, wú jiù.

The third line, divided, shows its subject among the overthrowers; but there will be no error. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

剝之无咎,失上下也。

bō zhī wú jiù, shī shàng xià yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10645800); the text is public domain, the site's edits CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • English: James Legge, The Yî King, Sacred Books of the East vol. XVI, Oxford 1882 (public domain).
  • Pinyin: Unihan (Unicode License v3) with this site's readings for the classical cases.