Hexagram 12 Line 2: 六二
Position: Line 2 (Lower Trigram)六二 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: auspicious
Classical Chinese Text
六二 包承。小人吉。大人否。亨。
包bāoembrace
承chéngassignments
小xiǎolesser
人rénone's
吉jípromise
大dàmature
人rénhuman being's
否pǐnegated
亨hēngfulfillment
Line Commentary
Embrace and bear with things. Small people find good fortune here. The great person accepts standstill—and through acceptance, still succeeds. Endure what can't be changed.
When This Line Changes
If Line 2 changes, Hexagram 12 Pi (Standstill) transforms into Hexagram 6 Song (Conflict).
Parent Hexagram
Standstill
Pi否 (12)
Heaven (乾) over Earth (坤)
Upper Trigram: ☰ Heaven | Lower Trigram: ☷ Earth