Hexagram 10 Line 3: 六三
Position: Line 3 (Lower Trigram)六三 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: inauspicious
Classical Chinese Text
六三 眇能視。跛能履。履虎尾。咥人凶。武人為于大君。
眇miǎoone-eyed
能néngcan
視shìto see
跛bǒlame
能néngcan
履lǚto walk
履lǚtreading
虎hǔtiger
尾wěitail
咥diéthe bitten
人rénone's
凶xiōngmisfortune
武wǔmilitary
人rénone
為wéiacts
于yúin the place of
大dàgreat
君jūnsuperior
Line Commentary
The one-eyed thinks he can see. The lame thinks he can walk. He treads on the tiger's tail and gets bitten. Misfortune. This is the warrior who oversteps toward the great ruler—overconfidence destroys him.
When This Line Changes
If Line 3 changes, Hexagram 10 Lu (Treading) transforms into Hexagram 1 Qian (The Creative).
Parent Hexagram
Treading
Lu履 (10)
Heaven (乾) over Lake (兌)
Upper Trigram: ☰ Heaven | Lower Trigram: ☱ Lake