Hexagram 2 Line 6: 上六
Position: Line 6 (Upper Trigram)上六 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blamelessFamous Line
Classical Chinese Text
上六 龍戰于野。其血玄黃。
龍戰于野
Wilhelm Translation
Dragons fight in the meadow. Their blood is black and yellow.
Commentary
Dragons fight in the meadow; their blood is black and yellow. When the receptive force attempts to rule instead of serve, it draws down the anger of the creative. Both suffer injury. Black is heaven's color, yellow is earth's—when both bleed, the natural order has been violated.
When This Line Changes
If Line 6 changes, Hexagram 2 Kun (The Receptive) transforms into Hexagram 23 Bo (Splitting Apart).
Parent Hexagram
The Receptive
Kun坤 (2)
Earth (坤) over Earth (坤)
Upper Trigram: ☷ Earth | Lower Trigram: ☷ Earth