Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 27 頤 Yí, Nourishment
  3. Line 4
27 頤, line 4

Line 4 六四 yin, divided, of hexagram 27 頤 Yí

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

顛頤吉,虎視眈眈,其欲逐逐,无咎。

diān yí jí, hǔ shì dān dān, qí yù zhú zhú, wú jiù.

The fourth line, divided, shows one looking downwards for (the power to) nourish. There will be good fortune. Looking with a tiger’s downward unwavering glare, and with his desire that impels him to spring after spring, he will fall into no error. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

顛頤之吉,上施光也。

diān yí zhī jí, shàng shī guāng yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10643091); 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.