Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 47 困 Kùn, Hemmed In
  3. Line 6
47 困, line 6

Line 6 上六 yin, divided, of hexagram 47 困 Kùn

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

困于葛藟,于臲卼,曰動悔。有悔,征吉。

kùn yú gé lěi, yú niè wù, yuē dòng huǐ. yǒu huǐ, zhēng jí.

The sixth line, divided, shows its subject straitened, as if bound with creepers; or in a high and dangerous position, and saying (to himself), ‘If I move, I shall repent it.’ If he do repent of former errors, there will be good fortune in his going forward. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

困于葛藟,未當也。動悔,有悔,吉行也。

kùn yú gé lěi, wèi dāng yě. dòng huǐ, yǒu huǐ, jí xíng yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10647032); 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.