અથથી ન થાય તે કલથી થાય. — athathi na thaya te kalathi thaya

અથથી ન થાય તે કલથી થાય.

athathī na thāya tē kalathī thāya.

Literally: What cannot be done by 'ath' (effort), can be done by 'kal' (trick/art).
What it means: It is used to suggest that cleverness or strategy can achieve what brute force cannot.

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