Hexagram 34 Line 6: 上六
Da Zhuang —大壯 —The Power of the Great
Position: Line 6 (Upper Trigram)上六 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: auspicious
Classical Chinese Text
上六 羝羊觸藩。不能退。不能遂。无攸利。艱則吉。
Wilhelm Translation
A goat butts against a hedge. It cannot go backward, it cannot go forward. Nothing serves to further. If one notes the difficulty, this brings good fortune.
When This Line Changes
If Line 6 changes, Hexagram 34 Da Zhuang (The Power of the Great) transforms into Hexagram 14 Da You (Possession in Great Measure).
Parent Hexagram
The Power of the Great
Da Zhuang大壯 (34)
Thunder (震) over Heaven (乾)
Upper Trigram: ☳ Thunder | Lower Trigram: ☰ Heaven