Bhishma said Thus addressed by that messenger, O king, the king Drupada, like a thief caught (red handed), could not utter a word.
भीष्म उवाच एवमुक्तस्य दूतेन दुपदस्य तदा नृप। चोरस्येव गृहीतस्य न प्रावर्तत भारती॥