Line 6 上六 yin, divided, of hexagram 28 大過 Dà Guò
The line, with Legge
Line statement 爻辭
過涉滅頂，凶，无咎。
The topmost line, divided, shows its subject with extraordinary (boldness) wading through a stream, till the water hides the crown of his head. There will be evil, but no ground for blame. (Legge, 1882)
The Image 小象
過涉之凶，不可咎也。
Where this line leads
Sources
- Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10645184); 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.