महर्षिः कपिलाचार्यः इति सविशेषणमेकं नाम ।महांश्चासावृषिश्चेति महर्षिः, कृत्स्नस्य वेदस्य दर्शनात्; अन्ये तु वेदैकदेशदर्शनात् ऋषयः ।कपिलश्चासौ सांख्यस्य शुद्धतत्त्वविज्ञानस्याचार्यश्चेति कपिलाचार्यः, 'शुद्धात्मतत्त्वविज्ञानं सांख्यमित्यभिधीयते' इति व्यासस्मृतेः, 'ऋषिं प्रसूतं कपिलं महान्तम्' इति श्रुतेश्च, 'सिद्धानां कपिलो मुनिः' इति स्मृतेश्च ।कृतं कार्यं जगत्, ज्ञ आत्मा, कृतं
In plain words
'Maharshikapilacharya' is a compound name laden with attributes. He is a Maharshi—a great seer—because he has directly perceived the entire Veda, whereas ordinary sages perceive only portions of it. He is Kapilaracharya because he is both Kapila and the teacher of Sankhya, the pure science of the ultimate reality of the Self, as stated in the Vyasa Smriti: 'The knowledge of the pure Self is known as Sankhya,' and supported by the Sruti: 'He is the great seer Kapila who was born,' and by the Smriti: 'Among the perfected beings, Kapila is the sage.' The created world is the effect, the knower is the Atman, kṛtam...
Close to the Sanskrit
'Maharshikapilacharya' is a single name possessing an attribute. He is a Maharshi because he is both great and a seer, on account of his direct vision of the entire Veda; whereas other sages are seers because they see only a portion of the Veda. And he is Kapilaracharya because he is Kapila and also the teacher of the Sankhya science of pure knowledge of the Self, on the authority of the Vyasa Smriti: 'The knowledge of the pure nature of the Self is called Sankhya'; and on the authority of the Sruti: 'He is the great seer Kapila who was born'; and on the authority of the Smriti: 'Among the perfected beings, Kapila is the muni.' The created world is the effect, the knowing one is the Atman, kṛtam...