Hexagram 40 Line 6: 上六
Position: Line 6 (Upper Trigram)上六 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blamelessFamous Line
Classical Chinese Text
上六 公用射隼于高墉之上。獲之无不利。
公用射隼于高墉之上
Wilhelm Translation
The prince shoots at a hawk on a high wall. He kills it. Everything serves to further.
Commentary
The prince shoots a hawk on a high wall. He kills it. Everything serves to further. A powerful inferior in an elevated position hinders deliverance, hardened in wickedness and resistant to inner influences. Forcible removal is required—first prepare the means within yourself, then bide your time, then act. Everything goes well.
When This Line Changes
If Line 6 changes, Hexagram 40 Xie (Deliverance) transforms into Hexagram 64 Wei Ji (Before Completion).
Parent Hexagram
Deliverance
Xie解 (40)
Thunder (震) over Water (坎)
Upper Trigram: ☳ Thunder | Lower Trigram: ☵ Water