Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 41 損 Sǔn, Decrease
  3. Line 6
41 損, line 6

Line 6 上九 yang, undivided, of hexagram 41 損 Sǔn

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

弗損益之，无咎，貞吉，利有攸往，得臣无家。

fú sǔn yì zhī, wú jiù, zhēn jí, lì yǒu yōu wǎng, dé chén wú jiā.

The topmost line, undivided, shows its subject giving increase to others without taking from himself. There will be no error. With firm correctness there will be good fortune. There will be advantage in every movement that shall be made. He will find ministers more than can be counted by their clans. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

弗損益之，大得志也。

fú sǔn yì zhī, dà dé zhì yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10646704); 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.