Great Taming

大畜
Hexagram 26 of 64
Judgment · 卦辞
Great accumulation. Perseverance favorable. Not eating at home brings good fortune. Favorable to cross great waters.
大畜,利貞。不家食,吉。利涉大川。
Commentary on the Judgment · 彖传
The Accumulating. Strong and firm, solid and radiant.
大畜,剛健篤實輝光。
Image · 象传
Heaven within the mountain: great accumulation. The wise person learns widely from the words and deeds of the past.
天在山中,大畜。君子以多識前言往行。

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Six Lines · 六爻
Line 1
There is danger — favorable to stop.
有厲利已。
Danger exists, stopping is beneficial, avoiding calamity.
有厲利已,不犯灾也。
Line 2
The axle-strap is taken from the wagon.
輿说輹。
The cart loses its axle, the center is without blame.
輿说輹,中无尤也。
Line 3
Fine horses in pursuit — favorable to persevere through hardship. Daily practice with carriage and defense — favorable to have somewhere to go.
良马逐,利艰貞。日闲輿衛,利有攸往。
Favorable to go forward, above aligns with the will.
利有攸往,上合志也。
Line 4
A restraint board on the young bull's horns. Supreme good fortune.
童牛之牿,元吉。
Six in the fourth: great good fortune, there is joy.
六4元吉,有喜也。
Line 5
The tusks of a gelded boar. Good fortune.
豕豕之牙吉。
Six in the fifth: good fortune, there is celebration.
六五之吉,有庆也。
Line 6
Shouldering the highway of heaven. Success.
何天之衢,亨。
The highway of heaven: the Way greatly prevails.
何天之衢,道大行也。
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