Hexagram 28 Line 5: 九五
Da Guo —大過 —Preponderance of the Great
Position: Line 5 (Upper Trigram)九五 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
九五 枯楊生華。老婦得其士夫。无咎无譽。
枯kūthe withered
楊yángpoplar
生shēngsends out
華huáflowers
老lǎothe old
婦fùwoman
得définds
其qíher own
士shìa young gentleman
夫fūas husband
無wúno
咎jiùto blame
無wúno
譽yùto praise
Line Commentary
The withered poplar flowers. The old woman takes a husband. Neither blame nor praise. Flowering exhausts the tree; the marriage produces nothing new. The form is maintained but the substance is spent.
When This Line Changes
If Line 5 changes, Hexagram 28 Da Guo (Preponderance of the Great) transforms into Hexagram 32 Heng (Duration).
Parent Hexagram
Preponderance of the Great
Da Guo大過 (28)
Lake (兌) over Wind (巽)
Upper Trigram: ☱ Lake | Lower Trigram: ☴ Wind