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.
अस्त्रेण चास्याथैन्द्रेण न्यवधीत् तुरगोत्तमान्। कन्याहेतोर्नरश्रेष्ठ भीष्मः शान्तनवस्तदा॥ जित्वा विसर्जयामास जीवन्तं नृपसत्तमम्। ततः शाल्वः स्वनगरं प्रययौ भरतर्षभ॥ स्वराज्यमन्वशाच्चैव धर्मेण नृपतिस्तदा। राजानो ये च तत्रासन् स्वयंवरदिदृक्षवः॥ स्वान्येव तेऽपि राष्ट्राणि जग्मुः परपुरंजयाः। एवं विजित्य ताः कन्या भीष्मः प्रहरतां वरः॥ प्रययौ हास्तिनपुरं यत्र राजा स कौरवः। विचित्रवीर्यो धर्मात्मा प्रशास्ति वसुधामिमाम्॥