Hexagram 55 Line 3: 九三
Position: Line 3 (Lower Trigram)九三 —Yang ⚊ (Solid)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
九三 豐其沛。日中見沬。折其右肱。无咎。
豐fēngso abundant
其qíare one's
沛pèiflowing banners
日rìthe day
中zhōngat mid-
見jiànone may see
沬mèistardust
折zhéand also break
其qíone's own
右yòuright
肱gōngupper arm
無wúbut no
咎jiùblame
Line Commentary
The underbrush is of such abundance that the small stars can be seen at noon. He breaks his right arm. No blame. The eclipse reaches totality. Even the most insignificant persons can push themselves to the foreground. This makes it impossible for an able person to undertake anything—as though their arm were broken. But they are not to blame for being thus hindered in action.
When This Line Changes
If Line 3 changes, Hexagram 55 Feng (Abundance) transforms into Hexagram 51 Zhen (The Arousing).
Parent Hexagram
Abundance
Feng豐 (55)
Thunder (震) over Fire (離)
Upper Trigram: ☳ Thunder | Lower Trigram: ☲ Fire