Dasharupaka 1.22

1.22

antaraikārthasambandhaḥ sandhirekānvaye sati /
mukhapratimukhe garbhaḥ sāvamarśopasaṃhṛtiḥ //

‘Juncture (saṃdhi) is the connection of one thing with a different one, when there is a single sequence [of events].’

‘[The five Junctures are]: the Opening (mukha), the Progression (pratimukha), the Development (garbha), the Pause (avamarśa), and the Conclusion (upasaṃhṛti=nirvahaṇa).’