Original: In linguistics and pedagogy , an interlinear gloss is a series of brief descriptions or definitions ( in one or two words ) placed between a line of original text ( or its transliteration ) and its translation in another language , so that each line of the original text acquires multiple lines of transcription known as an interlinear text or interlinear glossed text ( IGT ) interlinear for short .
Simplified: That can be a transliteration or a translation of each word of the main line ( literal translation ) or a free translation of the entire main text line .