Hexagram 52
艮为山
Keeping Still
Upper Trigram
☶
艮 (土)
Lower Trigram
☶
艮 (土)
Palace
艮 Palace
Shi / Ying Lines
Shi: Line 6 · Ying: Line 3
The 艮 trigram (土) sits above the 艮 trigram (土), forming 艮为山. This hexagram belongs to the 艮 Palace.
Judgment (卦辞)
Keeping Still. Keeping his back still so that he no longer feels his body.
Image (象辞)
Mountains standing close together: the image of Keeping Still.
Line Texts (爻辞)
Line 1
Keeping his toes still. No blame. (艮其趾)
Line 2
Keeping his calves still. Cannot rescue. (艮其腓)
Line 3
Keeping his hips still. Making sacrum stiff. (艮其限)
Line 4
Keeping his trunk still. No blame. (艮其身)
Line 5
Keeping his jaws still. Words have order. (艮其辅)
Line 6
Noblehearted keeping still. Good fortune. (敦艮)