See the attached article by a well known French scholar, named MALAMOUD Charles.

GRIFFITHS Arlo

École française d'Extrême-Orient

From: INDOLOGY <indology-bounces@list.indology.info> on behalf of Ram-Prasad, Chakravarthi <c.ram-prasad@lancaster.ac.uk>
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2016 11:07 AM
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Subject: [INDOLOGY] on smara

Could anyone point me to an explanation for the semantic overlap or slippage in ‘smara’ from memory/recollection to a name for kAma-deva?

Thank you.

Ram-Prasad

Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad

Professor of Comparative Religion and Philosophy

Lancaster University