present 3 singular
Abhimatthati (°eti) and °mantheti [abhi + math or manth, cf. nimmatheti 1. to cleave, cut; to crush, destroy M I 243 (sikharena muddhānaṃ °mantheti); S I 127; Dhp 161 (v.l. °nth°); Ja IV 457 (matthako sikharena °matthiyamāno); Dhp-a III 152 (= kantati viddhaṃseti). 2. to rub, to produce by friction (especially fire, aggiṃ; cf. Vedic agniṃ nirmanthati) M I 240.
churns, rotates (to make fire); rubs, grinds; afflicts, hurts
(pr, pr) violently crushes; presses forcefully Construction: abhi + mattha + ti