Hexagram 39
水山蹇
Obstruction
Upper Trigram
☵
坎 (水)
Lower Trigram
☶
艮 (土)
Palace
兑 Palace
Shi / Ying Lines
Shi: Line 4 · Ying: Line 1
The 坎 trigram (水) sits above the 艮 trigram (土), forming 水山蹇. This hexagram belongs to the 兑 Palace.
Judgment (卦辞)
Obstruction. The southwest furthers. The northeast does not further.
Image (象辞)
Water on the mountain: the image of Obstruction.
Line Texts (爻辞)
Line 1
Going leads to obstructions, coming meets with praise. (往蹇)
Line 2
The king's servant beset by obstruction. Not his fault. (王臣蹇蹇)
Line 3
Going leads to obstructions; hence he comes back. (往蹇)
Line 4
Going leads to obstructions, coming leads to union. (往蹇)
Line 5
In the midst of greatest obstructions, friends come. (大蹇)
Line 6
Going leads to obstructions, coming leads to great fortune. (往蹇)