Hexagram 26 Line 4: 六四
Da Chu —大畜 —The Taming Power of the Great
Position: Line 4 (Upper Trigram)六四 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: auspicious
Classical Chinese Text
六四 童牛之牿。元吉。
童tóngthe young
牛niúbull
之zhī...'s
牿gùa pen
元yuánmost
吉jípromising
Line Commentary
The young bull's headboard. Attach the restraint before the horns grow. Preventing problems is easier than fixing them. Great success comes from this kind of foresight.
When This Line Changes
If Line 4 changes, Hexagram 26 Da Chu (The Taming Power of the Great) transforms into Hexagram 14 Da You (Possession in Great Measure).
Parent Hexagram
The Taming Power of the Great
Da Chu大畜 (26)
Mountain (艮) over Heaven (乾)
Upper Trigram: ☶ Mountain | Lower Trigram: ☰ Heaven