Hexagram 12 Line 5: 九五
Position: Line 5 (Upper Trigram)九五 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: auspiciousFamous Line
Classical Chinese Text
九五 休否。大人吉。其亡其亡。繫于苞桑。
休否。其亡其亡。繫于苞桑
休xiūretiring from
否pǐthe separation
大dàmature
人rénhuman being
吉jípromise
其qíthis
亡wángpasses
其qíthat
亡wángpasses
繫xìsecured
于yúwith
苞bāothe seedlings
桑sāngof mulberry
Line Commentary
Standstill ends. The great person brings good fortune. 'What if it fails? What if it fails?' Tie it to a clump of mulberry shoots. The root holds even when all seems to collapse.
Commentary
Standstill ends. The great person brings good fortune. 'What if it fails? What if it fails?' Tie it to a clump of mulberry shoots—the root holds even when all seems to collapse.
When This Line Changes
If Line 5 changes, Hexagram 12 Pi (Standstill) transforms into Hexagram 35 Jin (Progress).
Parent Hexagram
Standstill
Pi否 (12)
Heaven (乾) over Earth (坤)
Upper Trigram: ☰ Heaven | Lower Trigram: ☷ Earth