स्थानमानकर्म सान्त्वम् ॥ कZ_०९.५.१० ॥
sthānamānakarma sāntvam
ਸਾਂਤਵ (ਸਾਮ) ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ—ਪਦ, ਮਾਣ-ਸਨਮਾਨ ਅਤੇ ਢੁੱਕਵੀਂ ਨੌਕਰੀ/ਸੇਵਾ ਦੇਣਾ।
Through controlled patronage: appointing to posts, granting honorific recognition, and assigning duties that bind the person to the state.
It converts potential adversaries into stakeholders, reducing incentives for clandestine coalition-building.