phoṭeti 1 · phoṭeti 2
Phoṭeti [causative of sphuṭ, if correct. Maybe mixed with sphūrj. The form apphoṭesi seems to be ā + phoṭeti = Sanskrit āsphoṭayati] to shake, toss (or thunder?) only at two places in similar formula, viz. devatā sādhukāraṃ adaṃsu, brahmāno apphoṭesuṃ (v.l. appoṭh°) Miln 13, 18; Sakko devarājā appoṭhesi (v.l. appoṭesi), Mahā Brahmā sādhukāraṃ adāsi Ja VI 486. Perhaps we should read poṭheti (q.v.), to snap one's fingers (clap hands) as sign of applause. At Dhp-a III 210 we read future apphoṭessāmi (i.e. ā + phoṭ).
(pr, pr) (of the hands) claps [lit.] beats Construction: phoṭe + ti
(pr, pr) (of the fingers) snaps [lit.] beats Construction: phoṭe + ti