Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 36 明夷 Míng Yí, Light Wounded
  3. Line 4
36 明夷, line 4

Line 4 六四 yin, divided, of hexagram 36 明夷 Míng Yí

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

入于左腹，獲明夷之心，于出門庭。

rù yú zuǒ fù, huò míng yí zhī xīn, yú chū mén tíng.

The fourth line, divided, shows its subject (just) entered into the left side of the belly (of the dark land). (But) he is able to carry out the mind appropriate (in the condition indicated by) Ming Î, quitting the gate and courtyard (of the lord of darkness). (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

入于左腹，獲心意也。

rù yú zuǒ fù, huò xīn yì yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10644507); 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.