Dasharupaka 1.18

1.18

avasthāḥ pañca kāryasya prārabdhasya phalārthibhiḥ /
ārambhayatnaprāptyāśāniyatāptiphalāgamāḥ //

‘There are five Stages of the action which is set on foot by those that strive after a result: Beginning (ārambha), Effort (yatna=prayatna), Prospect of Success (prāptyāśā), Certainty of Success (niyatāpti), and Attainment of the Result (phālagama=phalayoga).’