The best of men, the son of Shantanu, Bhishma, for the sake of the maidens, killed the excellent steed (of his adversary) by the Aindra weapon. He then defeated that best of kings, (Shalva), but allowed him to escape with his life. O best of the Bharata race, thereupon, Shalva went away to his own kingdom. Having returned to his capital, he virtuously ruled over his people; and O subjugator of hostile towns, the kings also who came to the Svaymvara returned to their own capitals. After defeating the kings, the best of all wielders of arms, Bhishma, went with the maidens to Hastinapur, where that king of the Kurus, Vichitravirya, who ruled the world.