Hexagram 26 Line 3: 九三
Da Chu —大畜 —The Taming Power of the Great
Position: Line 3 (Lower Trigram)九三 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
九三 良馬逐。利艱貞。曰閑輿衛。利有攸往。
良liánga fine
馬mǎhorse
逐zhúgives chase
利lìworth
艱jiāndifficult
貞zhēnpersistence
日rìdaily
閑xiántraining
輿yúin
衛wèiand
利lìworthwhile
有yǒuto have
攸yōusomewhere
往wǎngto go
Line Commentary
A good horse follows another good horse. Danger remains, but the path opens. Practice what advances you and what protects you. Have a destination in mind. Movement with purpose, not aimless galloping.
When This Line Changes
If Line 3 changes, Hexagram 26 Da Chu (The Taming Power of the Great) transforms into Hexagram 41 Sun (Decrease).
Parent Hexagram
The Taming Power of the Great
Da Chu大畜 (26)
Mountain (艮) over Heaven (乾)
Upper Trigram: ☶ Mountain | Lower Trigram: ☰ Heaven