Hexagram 34 大壯, Line 6
大壯
Hexagram 34 · sixth line, divided (six)
羝羊觸藩，不能退，不能遂，无攸利，艱則吉。
The sixth line, divided, shows (one who may be compared to) the ram butting against the fence, and unable either to retreat, or to advance as he would fain do. There will not be advantage in any respect; but if he realise the difficulty (of his position), there will be good fortune.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
不能退，不能遂，不詳也。艱則吉，咎不長也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 34 becomes hexagram 14.
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Character glossary
- 羝dīram, he-goat
- 羊yángsheep, goat
- 觸chùto butt, to gore, to ram; to touch
- 藩fānboundary, fence, outlying border
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 能néngcan, may; capable, full of energy
- 退tuìto retreat, to step back, to withdraw
- 遂suìto fail; to follow, to comply with
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 攸yōudistant, far; adverbial prefix
- 利lìgains, advantage, profit, merit
- 艱jiāndifficult, hard; hardship
- 則zérule, law, regulation; grades
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 詳xiángcomplete, detailed, thorough
- 也yěalso, too
- 咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake
- 長zhǎnglong, lasting; to excel in
Data: English Wikisource (Public domain texts; transcription CC BY-SA 4.0); Chinese Wikisource (Public domain texts; transcription CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.