in -ṃ karoti is not clear in derⁿ & meaning; perhaps “to tease, abuse,” see DN.i.189 (˚riyaṃ); AN.i.187; SN.ii.282. Probably fr. bhṛ; (Intensive jarbhṛta Vedic! as *jarbhari. See on derⁿ Konow, J.P.T.S. 1909, 42 Kern,

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ii.69. The C. on SN.ii.282 (K.S. ii.203 explains as “sambharitaṃ nirantaraṃ phuṭaṃ akaṃsu upari vijjhiṃsū ti,” i.e. continually touching (or nudging) (phuṭa = phuṭṭha or phoṭita).