Hexagram 56 Line 5: 六五
Position: Line 5 (Upper Trigram)六五 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
六五 射雉。一矢亡。終以譽命。
射shèshooting
雉zhìthe pheasant [as a gift for the local noble]
一yīone
矢shǐarrow
亡wángis lost
終zhōngbut in the end
以yǐfor the sake of
譽yùpraise
命mìngand commission
Line Commentary
He shoots a pheasant. It drops with the first arrow. In the end this brings both praise and office. Traveling statesmen would introduce themselves to local princes with the gift of a pheasant. You shoot one, killing it at the first shot. Thus you find friends who praise and recommend you, and in the end the prince accepts you and confers an office. If you know how to meet the situation and introduce yourself in the right way, you may find a circle of friends and a sphere of activity even in a strange country.
When This Line Changes
If Line 5 changes, Hexagram 56 Lu (The Wanderer) transforms into Hexagram 33 Dun (Retreat).
Parent Hexagram
The Wanderer
Lu旅 (56)
Fire (離) over Mountain (艮)
Upper Trigram: ☲ Fire | Lower Trigram: ☶ Mountain