Hexagram 34 Line 3: 九三
Da Zhuang —大壯 —The Power of the Great
Position: Line 3 (Lower Trigram)九三 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: danger
Classical Chinese Text
九三 小人用壯。君子用罔。貞厲。羝羊觸藩。羸其角。
小xiǎothe common
人rénpeople
用yòngapply
壯zhuàngstrength
君jūnto (the) noble
子zǐyoung one
用yòngapplies
罔wǎngnets
貞zhēnpersistence
厲lìis difficult
羝dīthe billy
羊yánggoat
觸chù(who) butts (against)
藩fānthe hedge(row)
羸léiand entangles(ing)
其qí(by) his
角jiǎohorns
Line Commentary
The inferior person works through power display. The superior person does not. A goat butting a hedge entangles its horns. Reveling in power leads to entanglement. Renounce the empty display of force in time.
When This Line Changes
If Line 3 changes, Hexagram 34 Da Zhuang (The Power of the Great) transforms into Hexagram 54 Gui Mei (The Marrying Maiden).
Parent Hexagram
The Power of the Great
Da Zhuang大壯 (34)
Thunder (震) over Heaven (乾)
Upper Trigram: ☳ Thunder | Lower Trigram: ☰ Heaven