तत्र साम पञ्चविधं गुणसंकीर्तनं सम्बन्धोपाख्यानम् परस्परोपकारसंदर्शनमायतिप्रदर्शनमात्मोपनिधानमिति ॥ कZ_०२.१०.४८ ॥
tatra sāma pañcavidhaṃ guṇa-saṃkīrtanaṃ sambandhopākhyānam parasparopakāra-saṃdarśanam āyati-pradarśanam ātma-upanidhānam iti
In this, conciliation (sāma) is fivefold: praising merits, narrating/recalling relationships, showing mutual benefit, indicating future consequences/advantages, and offering oneself as a pledge/guarantee.
Ātmopanidhāna—offering oneself (or one’s stake) as a guarantee to make promises believable.
It frames compliance as rational by highlighting future payoffs or future harms avoided, shaping expectations and incentives.