As in days of yore, the gods with Indra at their head, invested Skanda with their leadership, so now did the monarchs headed by Duryodhana, invest Drona with the command of the troops.
अथाभिषिषिचुर्दोणं दुर्योधनमुखा नृपाः। सैनापत्ये यथा स्कन्दं पुरा शक्रमुखाः सुराः॥