Da Zhuang · Great Power

Judgment

利贞。

Perseverance is rewarded.

The Chinese above is the received classical text. The English below it is a plain-language rendering written for this site — not a scholarly translation. The classical wording is terse and genuinely open to more than one reading, so where interpretations diverge we follow the mainstream one.

The Image (Da Xiang)

雷在天上，大壮，君子以非礼弗履。

雷声响彻天上，这是大壮卦，阳气壮盛的卦象，君子应当谨守礼法，不做非礼之事。

The Six Lines

• First line壮于趾，征凶，有孚。初九 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Second line贞吉。九二 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Third line小人用壮，君子用罔，贞厉。羝羊触藩，羸其角。九三 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fourth line贞吉，悔亡；藩决不羸，壮于大舆之輹。九四 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fifth line丧羊于易，无悔。六五 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Top line羝羊触藩，不能退，不能遂，无攸利；艰则吉。上六 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.

Modern Interpretive Reference

Quality: Moderately Auspicious

Tendency: Great power; considerable force now available.

Guidance: Power without restraint damages its holder. Do not act merely because you can.

This section is editorial reflection written for this site, not classical commentary. Hexagram qualities are not fixed outcomes — context and response matter more than the label. For cultural reflection only; not a basis for any decision.