Hexagram 7 Line 5: 六五
Position: Line 5 (Upper Trigram)六五 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: inauspicious
Classical Chinese Text
六五 田有禽。利執言。无咎。長子帥師。弟子輿尸。貞凶。
田tiánthe fields
有yǒuholds
禽qíngame
利lìworthwhile
執zhíto control
言yánthe talking
無wúno
咎jiùblame
長zhǎngthe elder
子zǐson
帥shuàicaptains
師shīthe militia
弟dìthe younger
子zǐson
輿yúwould only transport
尸shīthe corpses
貞zhēnpersistence
凶xiōngunfortunate
Line Commentary
Game appears in the field—now is the time to act. Let the experienced leader command. If the young and inexperienced take charge, the result is corpses. Persisting with wrong leadership brings disaster.
When This Line Changes
If Line 5 changes, Hexagram 7 Shi (The Army) transforms into Hexagram 29 Kan (The Deep).
Parent Hexagram
The Army
Shi師 (7)
Earth (坤) over Water (坎)
Upper Trigram: ☷ Earth | Lower Trigram: ☵ Water