A colophon is a statement at the end of a manuscript, after the completion statement. It can contain a number of different elements, such as dates, places, and names of scribes, owners/commissioners, or proofreaders.
BnF Sanscrit 1379. Nāmaliṅgānuśāsana
Bengali. Colophon consists of ownership statement and date.
Colophon reads: śrījanarddanaśarmmaṇaḥ pustakam idaṃ śakābdāḥ 1740. “This book belongs to Śrī Janardana Śarmā. Śaka year 1740.”
BnF Sanscrit 1405. Vivādacandrikā
Bengali. Colophon gives the date (śaka 1734), the owner (Mṛtyuñjaya Śarmā), as well as the scribe (Rājīvalocana Śarmā).
[43r6] śrīrāmaḥ || śubham astu śakābdāḥ 1734 || pauṣasya saptaviṃśativāsare saṃpūrṇam || ॰ || śrīmṛtyuñjayaśarmmaṇaḥ pustakam idaṃ || ॰ || śrīrājīvalocanaśarmmaṇo lipir iyaṃ || śrīśrīrāmo jayati ||