28. Da Guo | Great Exceeding
- Line 1 (from bottom): yin (broken)
- Line 2 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
- Line 3 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
- Line 4 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
- Line 5 (from bottom): yang (unbroken)
- Line 6 (from bottom): yin (broken)
大过：栋挠，利有攸往，亨。
Translation: 大过 / Great Exceeding: 栋挠，it is beneficial to have somewhere to go，亨。.
Reading note: This is the judgment of Da Guo (Great Exceeding), setting the overall situation and guiding principle for the whole hexagram. “having somewhere to go” means forward action is fitting.
初六：藉用白茅，无咎。
Translation: First Six: 藉用白茅，no blame。.
Reading note: The first line is the lowest position, where a situation is just beginning and its strength is still forming. “no blame” means avoiding fault, not necessarily winning great success.
九二：枯杨生稊，老夫得其女妻，无不利。
Translation: Second Nine: Draft rendering: 枯杨生稊，老夫得其女妻，无不利。.
Reading note: The second line often suggests a central and emerging position: no longer hidden, but not yet in command. The image should be read as a concrete way of describing the situation before choosing how to act.
九三：栋桡，凶。
Translation: Third Nine: 栋桡，misfortune。.
Reading note: The third line stands at the end of the lower trigram, where effort and pressure increase and caution becomes important. “misfortune” marks serious risk.
九四：栋隆，吉，有它吝。
Translation: Fourth Nine: 栋隆，auspicious，有它regret or difficulty。.
Reading note: The fourth line enters the upper trigram and marks a threshold between holding back and advancing. “auspicious” indicates a favorable direction; “regret” or “difficulty” points to trouble caused by an ill-measured action.
九五：枯杨生华，老妇得其士夫，无咎无誉。
Translation: Fifth Nine: 枯杨生华，老妇得其士夫，no blame无誉。.
Reading note: The fifth line is near the honored position, where influence can be exercised if power remains aligned with what is right. “no blame” means avoiding fault, not necessarily winning great success.
上六：过涉灭顶，凶，无咎。
Translation: Top Six: 过涉灭顶，misfortune，no blame。.
Reading note: The top line is the end of the hexagram's movement, often warning about excess, culmination, or the need to change course. “no blame” means avoiding fault, not necessarily winning great success; “misfortune” marks serious risk.