Hexagram 34 Line 6: 上六
Da Zhuang —大壯 —The Power of the Great
Position: Line 6 (Upper Trigram)上六 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: auspicious
Classical Chinese Text
上六 羝羊觸藩。不能退。不能遂。无攸利。艱則吉。
羝dīthe billy
羊yánggoat
觸chùbutts (against)
藩fānthe hedge(row)
不bùnot
能néngable
退tuìto retreat
不bùnot
能néngable
遂suìto proceed
無wúthis is no
攸yōua direction
利lìwith merit
艱jiānbut
則zégive(s) rise to
吉jípromise
Line Commentary
The goat butts the hedge. Cannot go forward, cannot go back. Nothing furthers. Recognize the difficulty—only then does good fortune come. Pushed too far, stuck in a deadlock. Compose yourself and decide not to continue. Everything will right itself.
When This Line Changes
If Line 6 changes, Hexagram 34 Da Zhuang (The Power of the Great) transforms into Hexagram 14 Da You (Possession in Great Measure).
Parent Hexagram
The Power of the Great
Da Zhuang大壯 (34)
Thunder (震) over Heaven (乾)
Upper Trigram: ☳ Thunder | Lower Trigram: ☰ Heaven