Always after a defeat and a respite, the Shadow takes another shape and grows again. legends of the dark past, like a shadow in the background of their memories. he seemed to grow tall and menacing his shadow filled the little room. Their own accounts speak of the multiplying of Men in the land, and of a shadow that fell on the forest. 
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. I'm (obviously) not going to list all of them, but here is (I hope) a representative sampling: There are 224 occurrances of the word "shadow" in the Fellowship of the Ring (including preface and prologues), and Tolkien is very specific with those he capitalizes and those he does not. It is significant that the word "Shadow" is capitalized. If Gandalf wasn't telling the Balrog to go somewhere specific, was he content for the Balrog to stay within the confines of Moria? Or was his statement a direct challenge to the Balrog, a forewarning in effect that Gandalf was setting out to defeat him? Does it just boil down to a fancy euphemism for 'get lost'? Or is Gandalf referencing something specific? The word Shadow is capitalised, which makes me think that it must be a concept which is further developed elsewhere in Tolkien's work. I haven't found any reference to the Shadow, though. The other elements that Gandalf references have been explained on the site. However, the specific reference to the Shadow is more abstract. Obviously, the main thrust of the speech is USHALLNAPASS. (Book Two, Chapter V, The Bridge of Khazad-Dum). 
The dark fire will not avail you, flame of Udun. "I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor. The orcs stood still, and a dead silence fell.
During the speech Gandalf gives when he confronts the Balrog he instructs the Balrog to "go back to the Shadow!".
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