Hexagram 13 Line 3: 九三
Tong Ren —同人 —Fellowship with Men
Position: Line 3 (Lower Trigram)九三 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
九三 伏戎于莽。升其高陵。三歲不興。
伏fúcache
戎róngweapons
于yúin
莽mǎngunderbrush
升shēngclimbing up
其qíone's
高gāohighest
陵línghills
三sānthree
歲suìyears
不bùof
興xīngexuberance
Line Commentary
Troops hidden in the thicket, climbing the high hill. Three years without rising. The attempt at connection through force or stealth fails completely. Years of waiting with no result.
When This Line Changes
If Line 3 changes, Hexagram 13 Tong Ren (Fellowship with Men) transforms into Hexagram 25 Wu Wang (Innocence).
Parent Hexagram
Fellowship with Men
Tong Ren同人 (13)
Heaven (乾) over Fire (離)
Upper Trigram: ☰ Heaven | Lower Trigram: ☲ Fire