Hexagram 47 Line 3: 六三

Kun Oppression

Position: Line 3 (Lower Trigram)六三 Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: inauspiciousFamous Line

Classical Chinese Text

六三 困于石。據于蒺蔾。入于其宮。不見其妻。凶。

困于石。據于蒺蔾

kùnbeset
by
shístone
seize
upon
thorns
brambles
entering
into
his
gōnghouse
but not
jiànseeing
his
wife
xiōngunfortunate

Line Commentary

Oppressed by stone, leaning on thorns and thistles. Enters the house and does not see his wife. Misfortune. Restless and indecisive in adversity. You butt your head against a wall and feel oppressed by it. Lean on things without stability. Turn back irresolutely only to find fresh disappointment. If oppressed by what ought not to oppress, disgrace follows.

Commentary

Oppressed by stone, leaning on thorns and thistles. Restless and indecisive in adversity, you butt against walls and lean on unstable things. If oppressed by what ought not to oppress, disgrace follows.

When This Line Changes

If Line 3 changes, Hexagram 47 Kun (Oppression) transforms into Hexagram 28 Da Guo (Preponderance of the Great).

(47)
(28)

Parent Hexagram

Oppression
Kun (47)

Lake () over Water ()

Upper Trigram: Lake | Lower Trigram: Water