कथम्

Monier-Williams · katham
kathám ind. (fr. 2. ka), how? in what manner? whence? (e.g. katham etat, how is that? katham idānīm, how now? what is now to be done? katham mārâtmake tvayi viśvāsaḥ, how can there be reliance on thee of murderous mind? katham utsṛjya tvāṃ gaccheyam, how can I go away deserting you? katham buddhvā bhaviṣyati sā, how will she be when she awakes? katham mṛtyuḥ, prabhavati vedavidām, whence is it that death has power over those that know the Veda? katham avagamyate, whence is it inferred?) ‖ sometimes katham merely introduces an interrogation (e.g. {katham ātmānaṃ nivedayāmi

विस्तृत संस्कृत–हिन्दी · adverb
कया रीत्या।; "अस्तित्वरहितस्य भगवतः ज्ञानं कथं जायते।"