Hexagram 7 Line 6: 上六
Position: Line 6 (Upper Trigram)上六 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
上六 大君有命。開國承家。小人勿用。
大dàthe great
君jūnnoble
有yǒuassumes
命mìngfull command
開kāiestablish
國guóthe domains
承chéngand recognizes
家jiāthe clans
小xiǎothe lesser
人rénpeople
勿wùare not at all
用yònguseful
Line Commentary
Victory achieved. The great prince distributes rewards, establishes order. But inferior people must not be employed in this—they'll corrupt the peace that was won.
When This Line Changes
If Line 6 changes, Hexagram 7 Shi (The Army) transforms into Hexagram 4 Meng (Youthful Folly).
Parent Hexagram
The Army
Shi師 (7)
Earth (坤) over Water (坎)
Upper Trigram: ☷ Earth | Lower Trigram: ☵ Water