Hexagram 35 Line 6: 上九
Position: Line 6 (Upper Trigram)上九 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: danger
Classical Chinese Text
上九 晉其角。維用伐邑。厲吉无咎。貞吝。
晉jìnadvancing
其qíone's
角jiǎohorns
維wéilimit
用yòngthis practice
伐fāto subjugate
邑yìof the home town
厲lìthat harsh
吉jíis promising
無wúis not
咎jiùto be blamed
貞zhēnbut persistence
吝lìnis embarrassment
Line Commentary
Advancing with horns—permissible only when disciplining your own people. Offensive action is always dangerous. Avoid the mistakes that threaten; succeed in what you set out to do. Persistence in aggressive behavior toward outsiders brings humiliation.
When This Line Changes
If Line 6 changes, Hexagram 35 Jin (Progress) transforms into Hexagram 16 Yu (Enthusiasm).
Parent Hexagram
Progress
Jin晉 (35)
Fire (離) over Earth (坤)
Upper Trigram: ☲ Fire | Lower Trigram: ☷ Earth