Hexagram 23 Line 2: 六二
Position: Line 2 (Lower Trigram)六二 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: inauspicious
Classical Chinese Text
六二 剝牀以辨。蔑貞凶。
剝bōdepriving
床chuáng(the) bed
以yǐof (the use of)
辨biàn(the
蔑miè(to) dismiss
貞zhēnpersistence
凶xiōng(is) unfortunate
Line Commentary
The bed is split at the frame. Perseverance destroyed. Misfortune. The support structure fails. The splitting continues upward, unstoppable now.
When This Line Changes
If Line 2 changes, Hexagram 23 Bo (Splitting Apart) transforms into Hexagram 4 Meng (Youthful Folly).
Parent Hexagram
Splitting Apart
Bo剝 (23)
Mountain (艮) over Earth (坤)
Upper Trigram: ☶ Mountain | Lower Trigram: ☷ Earth