Who suffered the most in Mahabharata?

As we know Mahabharata is full of suffering and sorrows.

Everybody suffered a little bit when there are some people who suffered the most.

Bhishma - The oath he took and got a vardaan in return was actually a curse in disguise, he led a very long life full of sorrows. Never got to start his own family.

Karna - Declined at every point insulted at almost every point because he was a SUTA though he was not and couple of curses and giving his kavach-kundala and making him emotionally weak by telling him he was the eldest pandavas when he was about to enter the war.

Gandhari - Had to bear the loss of her 100 sons.

Draupadi - Being Dis-roped in-front of hundreds of people and her husbands and pitamah standing there helplessly.

Pandavas - They never really felt peace in their life ,they had to fight for everything even with their own Grandsire and their own guru and after the war was over they got the biggest shock of their life which made them hate themselves. ( Killing of their own brother )

I think these 4 people suffered the most in my view Karna and Bhishma suffered the most but between these 2 Bhishma indeed suffer more.

Let me know if i missed anyone.

Bhishma...I always wonder how can a life be so tragic! Not a moment's happiness...not a moment's peace :(
His entire life was a curse. Being born as a mortal itself is a very big punishment for someone who doesn't want to take birth. And he led such a long life full of loneliness, sadness and frustrations. It was his destiny to suffer throughout his life...and yeah, the boon given by Shantanu turned out to be a curse. Death was the only end to his miserable life. Alas he couldn't die even...

He was the greatest and the most selfless man ever! He'll always be remembered for his selfless love and devotion towards his father and kingdom. Apart from this, he never deviated from his true character of a warrior...unconquerable till the end! He was defeated in the great war only because he wished so...or else everyone knows that even lord couldn't defeat him.
Such a noble soul <3
That's why lord chose him to instruct Yudhisthira.

Originally posted by: -Shruti

Bhishma...I always wonder how can a life be so tragic! Not a moment's happiness...not a moment's peace :(
His entire life was a curse. Being born as a mortal itself is a very big punishment for someone who doesn't want to take birth. And he led such a long life full of loneliness, sadness and frustrations. It was his destiny to suffer throughout his life...and yeah, the boon given by Shantanu turned out to be a curse. Death was the only end to his miserable life. Alas he couldn't die even...

He was the greatest and the most selfless man ever! He'll always be remembered for his selfless love and devotion towards his father and kingdom. Apart from this, he never deviated from his true character of a warrior...unconquerable till the end! He was defeated in the great war only because he wished so...or else everyone knows that even lord couldn't defeat him.
Such a noble soul <3
That's why lord chose him to instruct Yudhisthira.

Sorry I understand you are a fan of Bhishma ,I am too, but saying that even lord couldn't defeat him is an overstatement.

If Lord thought that Bhishma wouldn't be defeated in anyway then Krishna would have used his weapon against him

P.S- I am a great admirer of Bhishma but comparing him to Lord is just not right.

Originally posted by: TheWatcher

Sorry I understand you are a fan of Bhishma ,I am too, but saying that even lord couldn't defeat him is an overstatement.

If Lord thought that Bhishma wouldn't be defeated in anyway then Krishna would have used his weapon against him

P.S- I am a great admirer of Bhishma but comparing him to Lord is just not right.

I was only pointing the battle between him and his Guru..my actual point was that he'd have been defeated only in case he'd have been wrong. The battle didn't get a proper result because he was right! Nowhere I've said that he's greater than lord, forget comparisons.
The battle between them was a divine play to show that even God can't force a man to do something which isn't his Dharma.
I've read that the gods and Parashurama's ancestors came in between when Bheeshma was about to use the weapon...Pasupatastra.
Bhishma was said to be invincible till the time he had bow and arrows with him, nobody except the supreme could do anything.

Krishna could kill him in the war because he was on the side of 'Adharma' then..and he himself wanted to die through his hands. But lord didn't do so because it would have been an insult to lord Shiva's boon to Amba. Still...Krishna broke his promise because his devotee's vow mattered more for him.

Indeed the gods could defeat him..being the supreme!

Gandhari...what do I say about her? I do sympathize with her as all her sons died in the war. But later a thought strikes my mind that she never controlled the actions of her sons..
I'm neutral in her case..

Draupadi and Bheeshm... I will choose the both of them. Bheeshm had to live a life full of sorrows due to his oath...
Nothing is more insulting to a lady than being disrobed and tht 2 in public infront of everyone... Her husbands were just present there and did nothing... Everyone stayed quiet and the Kauravas were enjoying it... She really did suffer...

Well like you said all of these people suffered alot Bheeshm,Karana,Draupadi,Gandhari even the pandavas.But if i have to choose i will choose Karna.