Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 20 Shloka 7

सः महीपतिः that lord of the earth (king), अन्तःपुरे in the harem, घोरम् painful, आर्तशब्दम् cries of distress, श्रुत्वा having heard, पुत्र शोकाभिसन्तप्तः tormented with grief on account of his son, आसने in his seat, व्यालीयत sank down.

Tormented with grief on account of his son, the king sank in his seat on hearing the cries of distress from the inner apartment