棟橈之危，本末弱也
Judgment and its commentary
先讀經文，再讀《彖傳》如何解釋卦辭。Read the received text first, then its Tuan commentary.
大過：棟橈，利有攸往，亨。
大過卦——棟樑彎曲（中間負荷過重，兩端撐不住）。利於有所前往，亨通。雖危而能通——不改變反而崩，主動行動則有救。
Da Guo suggests to us a beam that is weak. There will be advantage in moving (under its conditions) in any direction whatever; there will be success.
大過，大者過也。棟橈，本末弱也。剛過而中，巽而說行，利有攸往，乃亨。大過之時大矣哉！
大過——大者（陽剛）過盛。棟橈是因為本末（初六、上六）皆弱。剛過盛而九二、九五居中位，能順行（巽）而悅行（兌）——所以利有攸往乃亨。大過之時刻真大啊！
In Da Guo we see the great ones in excess. The weakness is at both ends. The strong is excessive but is in the central places; we have humility and pleased satisfaction in action — there will be advantage in advancing.
Great Image Commentary
上下卦取象 → 全卦成象 → 人事取法Trigrams → whole image → conduct
澤滅木，大過
(The trigram representing) a marsh and that of wood submerged form Da Guo.
君子以獨立不懼，遯世無悶。
The superior man, in accordance with this, stands up alone and has no fear, and retires from the world without regret.
澤水淹沒樹木——大過之象（負荷過大）。君子由此體會：在大過之時要能獨自挺立而不懼，隱遁於世也不憂悶。
本站導讀，不屬《大象傳》原文；用來預覽本卦六爻由初至上的意象變化。An editorial preview of the six line images, not part of the Great Image Commentary.
藉用白茅，無咎。
用白茅墊在祭品下面（極為謹慎的態度）——無咎。柔在初位，須以最大的小心承擔大事。
The first SIX shows one placing mats of the white mao grass under things set on the ground. There will be no error.
藉用白茅，柔在下也。
用白茅墊著，是因為柔爻在下位。
枯楊生稊，老夫得其女妻，無不利。
枯萎的楊樹生出新芽，老夫娶了少女為妻——無不利。剛中得柔配，可以更新。
The second NINE shows a decayed willow producing shoots, or an old husband in possession of his young wife. There will be advantage in every way.
老夫女妻，過以相與也。
老夫少妻，是過分而能相與。
棟橈，凶。
棟樑彎曲——凶。九三剛過剛位，獨力承擔過重，必折。
The third NINE shows a beam that is weak. There will be evil.
棟橈之凶，不可以有輔也。
棟橈之凶，是因為剛過盛而拒不接受輔助。
棟隆，吉。有它吝。
棟樑高聳——吉。但若有他求（旁出心思），則吝。
The fourth NINE shows a beam curving upwards. There will be good fortune. If (the subject of it) looks for other (help but that of line one), there will be cause for regret.
棟隆之吉，不橈乎下也。
棟隆之吉，是因為不彎向下方。
枯楊生華，老婦得其士夫，無咎無譽。
枯楊開花（短暫光鮮但無實），老婦得到年輕男子為夫——無咎也無譽。形式上有了，本質仍危。
The fifth NINE shows a decayed willow producing flowers, or an old wife in possession of her young husband. There will be occasion neither for blame nor for praise.
枯楊生華，何可久也。老婦士夫，亦可醜也。
枯楊開花，怎能長久？老婦少夫，也是可恥之事。
過涉滅頂，凶，無咎。
渡水過深，水淹沒頭頂——凶。但因為是為大義而為，無咎。
The topmost SIX shows its subject with extraordinary boldness wading through a stream till the water hides the crown of his head. There will be evil, but no ground for blame.
過涉之凶，不可咎也。
過河滅頂之凶，但其志可嘉，不可歸咎。
'Excess of the great' — yang strength overgrown; a load past bearing.
The ridgepole — the main beam that carries a house.
To bend, warp out of shape under load.
To lay a mat beneath; to cushion. The gesture of extreme care.
White mao grass — the clean ritual grass laid under offerings.
A fresh shoot, a new sprout — renewal with substance.
Blossom, flower (old form of 花) — show without substance.
To withdraw, retire from the world.
