Mathati [Vedic math, manth to twirl, shake about, stir etc.; cp. Lat. mamphur part of the lathe=Ger. mandel ("mangle"), E. mandrel; Lith. mentùris churning stick, Gr. mo/qos tumult mo/qoura shaft of rudder. <-> The Dhtp (126) gives both roots (math & manth) and expls by "viḷolana," as does Dhtm (183) by "viḷoṭana"] to churn, to shake, disturb, upset. Only in Caus. matheti to agitate, crush, harass, upset (cittaŋ) S iv.210; Sn 50 (=tāseti hāpeti Nd2 492); Pv iv.71(kammānaŋ vipāko mathaye manaŋ; C 264: abhibhaveyya); Miln 385 (vāyu pādape mathayati; . . . kilesā mathayitabbā). -- pp. mathita. See alsoabhimatthati (sic) & nimmatheti.