Hexagram 41 Line 6: 上九
Position: Line 6 (Upper Trigram)上九 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
上九 弗損益之。无咎。貞吉。利有攸往。得臣无家。
弗fú(there is) neither
損sǔn(of
益yì(nor
之zhīhere
無wú(there is) nothing
咎jiù(is) wrong
貞zhēnpersistence
吉jí(is) promising
利lìworth(while)
有yǒu(to) have
攸yōusomewhere
往wǎngto go
得dé(but) (one) accept
臣chénservants
無wú(but) not
家jiāfamily
Line Commentary
Increased without depriving others. No blame. Persistence brings good fortune. You obtain servants but no longer have a separate home. Everything you accomplish benefits the whole and is available to everyone. Public good, not private advantage.
When This Line Changes
If Line 6 changes, Hexagram 41 Sun (Decrease) transforms into Hexagram 19 Lin (Approach).
Parent Hexagram
Decrease
Sun損 (41)
Mountain (艮) over Lake (兌)
Upper Trigram: ☶ Mountain | Lower Trigram: ☱ Lake