Gist in Malayalam

Malayalam words whose English meaning includes “gist”:

കഥാസാരം (kadhasaram) — Gist of the story.
രത്നച്ചുരുക്കം (rathnachurukkam) — Brief summary, sum and substance, gist.
സാരം (saaram) — Main part, meaning, gist, substance, marrow, essence, reality, strength, nobility.
സാരോപദേശം (saaropadesham) — Important teaching or advice, gist of the advice, moral.