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Hexagram 26 · Dà Xù ䷙
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大畜：利貞，不家食吉，利涉大川。
初九：有厲利已。
九二：輿說輹。
九三：良馬逐，利艱貞，吉。日閑輿衛，利有攸往。
六四：童牛之告，元吉。
六五：豶豕之牙，吉。
上九：何天之衢，亨。
彖曰：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。
象曰：天在山中，大畜；君子以多識前言往行，以畜其德。
有厲利已，不犯災也。
輿說輹，中无尤也。
利有攸往，上合志也。
六四元吉，有喜也。
六五之吉，有慶也。
何天之衢，道大行也。
Musean translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from the classical Chinese, passage for passage, covering all 64 hexagrams with their judgments, line statements and attached commentaries, and the remaining Wings (the Great Commentary, the Discussion of the Trigrams, the Sequence and the Contrasts of the Hexagrams), 1,204 passages in all.
Da Xu (Great Taming): Steadfastness is favorable. Not eating at home brings good fortune. It is favorable to cross the great river.
Nine at the beginning: There is danger. It is favorable to stop.
Nine in the second place: The axle fastening comes loose from the wagon.
Nine in the third place: Fine horses race. Steadfastness amid hardship is favorable and brings good fortune. Practice daily with the wagon and its defenses; it is favorable to have somewhere to go.
Six in the fourth place: The headboard on a young ox's horns. Supreme good fortune.
Six in the fifth place: The tusks of a gelded boar. Good fortune.
Nine at the top: How broad heaven's highway! Success.
The Judgment Commentary says: In Da Xu, firm strength and solid substance shine brightly; its virtue is renewed each day. Firmness is above, and the worthy are honored. Able to restrain strength, this is great uprightness. “Not eating at home brings good fortune”: the worthy are nourished. “It is favorable to cross the great river”: this answers heaven.
The Image Commentary says: Heaven within the mountain: Da Xu. Thus the noble person learns many words of the past and deeds of former times to store up virtue.
There is danger; it is favorable to stop: one avoids calamity.
The axle fastening comes loose from the wagon: in the center there is no fault.
It is favorable to go somewhere: the will accords with what is above.
Supreme good fortune for six in the fourth place: there is joy.
Good fortune for six in the fifth place: there is cause for celebration.
How broad heaven's highway: the way is widely open.
Plain English translation
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from the classical Chinese, covering all 64 hexagrams with their judgments, line statements and attached commentaries, and the remaining Wings (the Great Commentary, the Discussion of the Trigrams, the Sequence and the Contrasts of the Hexagrams), 1,204 passages in all.
Da Xu (Great Accumulation): Staying steady is favorable. Not eating at home brings good fortune. It is favorable to cross the great river.
Nine at the beginning: There is danger. It is favorable to stop.
Nine in the second place: The cart's axle fitting comes loose.
Nine in the third place: Fine horses race. Staying steady through difficulty is favorable and brings good fortune. Practice driving the cart and defending it every day. Going somewhere is favorable.
Six in the fourth place: A young ox with a wooden board across its horns. Supreme good fortune.
Six in the fifth place: The tusks of a castrated boar. Good fortune.
Nine at the top: How broad is heaven's road! Success.
The Judgment Commentary says: Da Xu is firm, strong, solid, and bright, renewing its virtue every day. The firm line is above and honors capable people. Being able to restrain strength is a great and proper thing. Not eating at home brings good fortune because capable people are supported. Crossing the great river is favorable because it responds to heaven.
The Image Commentary says: Heaven is inside the mountain: this is Da Xu. The noble person therefore learns many words and actions from the past to build up his character.
There is danger and stopping is favorable because this avoids disaster.
The cart's axle fitting comes loose, but the center suffers no harm.
Going somewhere is favorable because those above share one's aim.
The supreme good fortune of the six in the fourth place brings joy.
The good fortune of the six in the fifth place brings a blessing.
How broad heaven's road is! The right path is open everywhere.