Hexagram 14 Line 3: 九三
Da You —大有 —Possession in Great Measure
Position: Line 3 (Lower Trigram)九三 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
九三 公用亨于天子。小人弗克 。
公gōnghigh noble
用yòngpresents
亨hēngfulfillment
于yúto
天tiānof heaven's
子zǐthe son
小xiǎothe common
人rénfolk
弗fúare not
克kèable to
Line Commentary
A prince offers to the Son of Heaven. Small people cannot do this. Only those of genuine rank can make offerings to the highest. Inferiors attempting this fail.
When This Line Changes
If Line 3 changes, Hexagram 14 Da You (Possession in Great Measure) transforms into Hexagram 38 Kui (Opposition).
Parent Hexagram
Possession in Great Measure
Da You大有 (14)
Fire (離) over Heaven (乾)
Upper Trigram: ☲ Fire | Lower Trigram: ☰ Heaven