Hexagram 17 Line 3: 六三
Position: Line 3 (Lower Trigram)六三 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
六三 係丈夫。失小子。隨有求得。利居貞。
係xìattached
丈zhàngthe senior elder
夫fūgentleman
失shīlosing
小xiǎoa little
子zǐchild
隨suífollow
有yǒuassumes
求qiúa quest
得dégain
利lìworthwhile
居jūto abide in
貞zhēnpersistence
Line Commentary
If you cling to the strong man, you lose the small child. Following has gains—but always costs. What you seek, you find. Settle into what you've chosen.
When This Line Changes
If Line 3 changes, Hexagram 17 Sui (Following) transforms into Hexagram 49 Ge (Revolution).
Parent Hexagram
Following
Sui隨 (17)
Lake (兌) over Thunder (震)
Upper Trigram: ☱ Lake | Lower Trigram: ☳ Thunder