#26
Dà Xù · Great Taming
Upper ☶ 艮 Mountain · Lower ☰ 乾 Heaven
Judgment 卦辞
利贞,不家食吉,利涉大川。利貞,不家食吉,利涉大川。
Under the conditions of Tâ Khû it will be advantageous to be firm and correct. (If its subject do not seek to) enjoy his revenues in his own family (without taking service at court), there will be good fortune. It will be advantageous for him to cross the great stream.
Commentary on the Judgment 彖曰
大畜,刚健笃实辉光,日新其德,刚上而尚贤。能止健,大正也。不家食吉,养贤也。利涉大川,应乎天也。大畜,剛健篤實輝光,日新其德,剛上而尚賢。能止健,大正也。不家食吉,養賢也。利涉大川,應乎天也。
Image 象曰
天在山中,大畜;君子以多识前言往行,以畜其德。天在山中,大畜;君子以多識前言往行,以畜其德。
上九上九
何天之衢,亨。何天之衢,亨。
The sixth line, undivided, shows its subject (as) in command of the firmament of heaven. There will be progress.
Line image 小象:何天之衢,道大行也。何天之衢,道大行也。
六五六五
豮豕之牙,吉。豶豕之牙,吉。
The fifth line, divided, shows the teeth of a castrated hog. There will be good fortune.
Line image 小象:六五之吉,有庆也。六五之吉,有慶也。
六四六四
童牛之,元吉。童牛之,元吉。
The fourth line, divided, shows the young bull, (and yet) having the piece of wood over his horns. There will be great good fortune.
Line image 小象:六四元吉,有喜也。六四元吉,有喜也。
九三九三
良马逐,利艰贞,吉。日闲舆卫,利有攸往。良馬逐,利艱貞,吉。日閑輿衛,利有攸往。
The third line, undivided, shows its subject urging his way with good horses. It will be advantageous for him to realise the difficulty (of his course), and to be firm and correct, exercising himself daily in his charioteering and methods of defence; then there will be advantage in whatever direction he may advance.
Line image 小象:利有攸往,上合志也。利有攸往,上合志也。
九二九二
舆说。輿說。
The second line, undivided, shows a carriage with the strap under it removed.
Line image 小象:舆说輹,中无尤也。輿說輹,中无尤也。
初九初九
有厉利已。有厲利已。
The first line, undivided, shows its subject in a position of peril. It will be advantageous for him to stop his advance.
Line image 小象:有厉利已,不犯灾也。有厲利已,不犯災也。
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